2 Samuel 22:1-51 LSB

[1] And David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. [2] He said, “Yahweh is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; [3] My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; My savior, You save me from violence. [4] “I call upon Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies. [5] “For the waves of death encompassed me; The torrents of vileness terrorized me; [6] The cords of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me. [7] “In my distress I called upon Yahweh, And I called to my God; And out of His temple He heard my voice, And my cry for help came into His ears. [8] “Then the earth shook and quaked; The foundations of heaven were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry. [9] “Smoke went up out of His nostrils, And fire from His mouth devoured; Coals were kindled by it. [10] “He bowed the heavens and came down With thick darkness under His feet. [11] “He rode on a cherub and flew; And He appeared upon the wings of the wind. [12] “And He made darkness canopies around Him, A mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies. [13] “From the brightness before Him Coals of fire were kindled. [14] “Yahweh thundered from heaven, And the Most High gave forth His voice. [15] “And He sent out arrows, and scattered them, Lightning, and threw them into confusion. [16] “Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare By the rebuke of Yahweh, At the blast of the breath of His nostrils. [17] “He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. [18] “He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. [19] “They confronted me in the day of my disaster, But Yahweh was my support. [20] “He brought me forth also into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me. [21] “Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me. [22] “For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, And have not wickedly departed from my God. [23] “For all His judgments were before me, And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them. [24] “I was also blameless toward Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity. [25] “Therefore Yahweh has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes. [26] “With the kind You show Yourself kind, With the blameless You show Yourself blameless; [27] With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the crooked You show Yourself astute. [28] “And You save an afflicted people; But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You bring down. [29] “For You are my lamp, O Yahweh; And Yahweh illumines my darkness. [30] “For by You I can run upon a troop; By my God I can leap over a wall. [31] “As for God, His way is blameless; The word of Yahweh is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. [32] “For who is God, but Yahweh? And who is a rock, but our God? [33] “God is my strong fortress; And He sets the blameless in His way. [34] “He makes my feet like hinds’ feet, And sets me on my high places. [35] “He trains my hands for battle, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. [36] “You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your answer to me makes me great. [37] “You enlarge my steps under me, And my ankles have not given way. [38] “I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, And I did not turn back until they were consumed. [39] “And I have consumed them and crushed them, so that they did not rise; And they fell under my feet. [40] “For You have girded me with strength for battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me. [41] “You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, And I destroyed those who hated me. [42] “They looked, but there was none to save; Even to Yahweh, but He did not answer them. [43] “Then I beat them fine as the dust of the earth; I pulverized and stamped them as the mire of the streets. [44] “You have also delivered me from the contentions of my people; You have kept me as head of the nations; A people whom I have not known serve me. [45] “Foreigners cower before me; As soon as they hear, they obey me. [46] “Foreigners fade away, And come trembling out of their fortresses. [47] “Yahweh lives, and blessed be my rock; And let God, the rock of my salvation, be lifted high, [48] The God who executes vengeance for me, And brings down peoples under me, [49] Who also brings me out from my enemies; You even lift me above those who rise up against me; You rescue me from the violent man. [50] “Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Yahweh, among the nations, And I will sing praises to Your name. [51] “He gives great salvation to His king, And shows lovingkindness to His anointed, To David and his seed forever.”